Organization
Advisory Council, Academic Advisors, Honorary Fellows
AIHARA Michiko
Former President, The Japan Association of Public Universities
Professor Emeritus, Yokohama City University
Honorary Advisor, International University of Health and Welfare
ITOH Kohei
President, Keio University
KAJITA Takaaki
Distinguished University Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), The University of Tokyo
KAWAI Maki
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
KIBE Nobuko
President, National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)
KOYASU Shigeo
President, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
SASAKI Yasuko
President, Ochanomizu University
SATO Yasuhiro
Senior Advisor, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
TANAKA Aiji
President, Waseda University
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
NAKA Makiko
Executive Director, National Research and Development Agency (RIKEN)
Professor, Research Organization of Open Innovation and Collaboration (OIC), Ritsumeikan University
Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University
NAGATA Kyosuke
President, University of Tsukuba
NISHIO Shojiro
President, Osaka University
HAMAGUCHI Michinari
Director, Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research and Development for Preparedness and Response (SCARDA), Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
YAMAZAKI Koetsu
President, Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Inovation (F-REI)
（As of July 1, 2024）
Chairman of Academic Advisory Board
YOSHIKAWA Hiroyuki
President, International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo and Osaka
Special Academic Advisor
SATO Teiichi
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO
Academic Advisor
ASASHIMA Makoto
Director/Specially Appointed Professor, Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization (ACRO), Teikyo University
IINO Masako
Professor Emeritus/Executive Director, Tsuda University
GO Michiko
Visiting Professor, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
Professor Emeritus, Ochanomizu University
KOBAYASHI Makoto
Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
SASAKI Takeshi
President, The Japan Academy
NOYORI Ryoji
Director-General, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
HONJO Tasuku
Deputy Director-General/Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)
Director, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology (CCII)
（As of May 1, 2023）
Inaugurated in July 2014, “JSPS Honorary Fellow” is a lifelong title given to persons of distinctive merits who have held one of the following positions at JSPS.
Also eligible are persons whom the JSPS president acknowledges as having made outstanding contributions to the advancement of JSPS’s programs.
The president decides upon whom to confer the title based on consultation with JSPS’s Executive Board.
Fellows are presented a certificate by the president.
JSPS Honorary Fellows to date are listed below.
- Member of JSPS Academic Advisory Board
- Director or Deputy Director of JSPS Research Center for Science Systems
- Director of a JSPS Overseas Office
Also eligible are persons whom the JSPS president acknowledges as having made outstanding contributions to the advancement of JSPS’s programs.
The president decides upon whom to confer the title based on consultation with JSPS’s Executive Board.
Fellows are presented a certificate by the president.
JSPS Honorary Fellows to date are listed below.
KATSUKI Motoya
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | July 1, 2022 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI Professor Emeritus, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Deputy Director, Research Center for Science Systems / April 2008 - March 2017 Senior Advisor, Research Center for Science Systems / April 2017 - March 2019 Special Advisor, Research Center for Science Systems / April 2019 - March 2022 |
Dr. KODAIRA Keiichi
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | December 17, 2018 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Professor Emeritus, Graduate University for Advanced Studies |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Director, JSPS Bonn Office/ July 2008 - September 2018 |
Dr. MAEJIMA Makoto
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | May 9, 2018 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, Keio University |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Director, Center for Global Science Information/ April 2013 - March 2018 Deputy director, Research Center for Science Systems/ April 2013 - March 2018 |
ISHII Shiro
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | July 1, 2016 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Special Advisor/ Jul 2003 - Mar 2008 Senior Advisor/ Apr 2008 - Mar 2012 Deputy Director/ Apr 2012 - Mar 2017 Research Center for Science Systems |
Dr. TAKEDA Seishi
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | December 15, 2014 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Director, JSPS Washington Office/ October 2000 - July 2004 Director, JSPS San Francisco Office/ April 2004 - March 2014 |
Dr. NAKATANI Yoichi
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | October 17, 2014 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professeur Conventionné and Chairman of the Japan Committee, University of Strasbourg |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Director, JSPS Strasbourg Office/ April 2002 - March 2014 |
Dr. TANAKA Yasuo
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Date of Award | September 18, 2014 |
| Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Scientific Member, Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physic |
| Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure | Director, JSPS Bonn Office/ April 1995 - June 2008 |